Happy Hanukkah

Well, it feels like it has been an eternity since I have been at the computer writing for this blog. I have had several distractions that kept me from writing. Guess what? I am back on track again. Praise God. Let me tell you about something that happened to me today. If you look at the picture of the bracelet that I have posted on this page you will know what I am referencing OK.
Several weeks ago my mother told an acquaintance that I was going to make a bracelet for her. At the time I piped up and said 'I only make bracelets for those that the Holy Spirit prompts me to make them for.' I never thought anything of it since then until today that is. As I was driving into work today I felt the Holy Spirit asking me if I would give it up and give it away to the woman I referred to earlier. I remember saying 'not that one, I love this bracelet.' As I was driving I looked down at it briefly and remembered that the two seed pearls in the bracelet had a special meaning to me. My father gifted me with a beautiful necklace that was a strand of seed pearls from Hawaii. He purchased it for me when he was on a trip in Hawaii. The strand broke and I strung it and put a beautiful clasp on it and gifted it to my mother. As I strung the pearls, a few I kept for myself to create in this bracelet. I think I said to the Holy Spirit "No, not this bracelet I love this bracelet. It has in it the pearls my father gave to me.' I think I even got tears in my eyes and said again 'please not this bracelet." It still is a little tender for me as I write about this I even have tears in my eyes now.
I know my heavenly Father's voice and the prompting of the Holy Spirit and I said OK I will give it to this woman as a blessing. Before I went into work I looked at it in my car and the way the light was streaming in it caused the Swarovski crystal to shine so beautiful. I then took a picture or two of it to have as a memory. I made it to match an outfit and a blazer that I wear with this particular outfit. I remember when I created this bracelet just looking at it in wonder of the beauty and how creative the Holy Spirit is when He inspired me in the creation of this. I went into work and shared with this woman that I was right when I said I would not make a bracelet for her because it was already made for me to give to her and bless her. She did not want to accept it at first and I explained to her about receiving a blessing and that the Lord showed me to give it to her. The Holy Spirit already knew the day that I would give it to her because it was just the other day that I made notice that she wears black and pink a lot. I was already starting to think to myself that I do not have enough stones in those colors to make a bracelet. I did not have to because it already sat in my jewelry box.
When a person holds onto an object their hand is postured in a position with the hand clenched close. How can that very hand be in a position to receive if it is closed. So, with the act of giving to another you just opened your hand to let go of it. Your hand is now free and open to receive. Does that make sense?